European Board & College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (EBCOG)

The European Board was founded in 1952 to protect working conditions in this medical specialty under UEMS. The European College was founded in 1991. The organisations were combined to form EBCOG in 1996. Lord Sir Naren Patel (Past President of the RCOG) served as President of European Association of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (EAGO) prior to the inception of EBCOG in 1996.

EBCOG’s aim is to improve the health of women and unborn and newborn babies by promoting the highest possible standards of care. EBCOG’s core activities are education and training. We work with subspecialties, special interest societies, trainees and European interest groups to achieve this. We work closely with the European trainees’ organisation, ENTOG and offer fellowships together annually